Summer, here we come!
Just imagine a wall with one of Joel Penkman’s lolly ice paintings …
There’s the rocket, and one with sprinkles, plus other objects of the candy variety (price 60-90USD, depending on the size of the print).
And there are even more wonderful still lives on his website, all food related …
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(pic @JoelPenkman)
It’s pretty rare that I think: I really need this. Really. Need. This.
When I saw the “Orbit Chandelier” by Patrick Townsend for the first time, it was one of these moments.
And you can get in black, too!
(cost: 600 USD via Areaware)
Wanna see it in action? Look – here.
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(pic @Areaware)
“Like” - it always sounds like an annoying stutter when people pepper their sentences with “like”.
But apart from that, the poster design, its layout, its typography, is truly beautiful.
“For Like Ever” - in muted grey or pink-red?
(There’s also yellow, gold, fluro pink, and s.th. called “spring green”, size: 24”x 36”).
Or the more obvious one, that looks like a heart made with masking tape? “You+Me”, (25”x 38”).
All sold through “Super Rural” for 60 USD.
Just as an idea:
Wouldn’t these be perfect presents for one of the wedding parties you’re invited to throughout the summer?
(pics @Super Rural)
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Globes – who doesn’t like old globes with lots of patina. Exactly.
But.
How spectacular is this modern black-and-white version? “Corona” is a collaboration of the Japanese designers of Nendo and the traditional globe manufacturer Watanabe Kyogu. They got rid of all the frontiers, which renders it a utopian touch (and unfortunately they xed most of the African capitals, too).
It comes in three sizes and heights – the large one looks like a floor-lamp-sculpture (it’s 100 cm tall!).
(cost: 36-168 euros // 50-300 dollars, via svvply etc.)
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(pics @ Blue Terra, Nendo)
Cleaning never was prettier. Seriously.
The dustpans by Normann Copenhagen (ca. 24 euros) are basically the ideal type of a dustpan, stripped from everything that’s unnecessary.
They used to come in various shades of dust - now they added lovely plum colors to the portfolio. And dark green!
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(pics @ Normann Copenhagen)
Wow! These bags are truly unusual. The brandnew “H&M”-offspring “&other stories” just opened its online store – and just look at these clutches!
The top ones are made from rubber with a wooden handle - the black version is very, very beautiful, too (25 euros).
The bottom one is a leather bag (25 euros).
Need some coping strategies for winter?
This teapot warmer out of concrete works for me, no doubt about that.
It’s from Berlin designers Alexis Oehler/Pia Siekmann, they created for the label “Betonware” (for 54 euros via Selekkt).
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(pic @ Betonware)
Hay fever.
Srsly. This strap mirror is utterly fantastic.
And so I ask: when do you need a decent mirror if not in the holiday season?
It costs roughly 147 euros, and it comes in two version (50 + 70 cm)
(pic: HAY)
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Geometrics no. 12
Rainbow meets kaleidoscope meets puzzle: this is the tray system “Kaleido” the Swedish designer Clara von Zweigbergk made for (the as usual phenomenal guys at) Hay.
Now – go and move, shuffle, mix and match! Here’s a fun stop motion clip that shows you a multiple variety of arrangements.
These happy colors are just exactly what we need, now that we have the lights on all day long … at least in Berlin.
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Gee, I think I need a new desk.
And if it is just for the name of the color: “watermelon”.
Or “ivory”, anyone?
The steel “Strut Table” (by US designers bludot) comes in three sizes, the middle one is 699 USD. I’d say: a fair prize for this pop of summer color.
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(pic: hivemodern / bludot )
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